The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-01
THENEW GLASS RULES
PREPARED ~ MANurAoruRERs

PREPARED ny MANUFACTURERS
A. The Pi,tsbursh MeetinS-Tho Sur
stop changed-New Enlss on
Every sasjsct-what IL.
Have to Soy About
Inc amer san Association Of Flint and
Ll'hee IA Manufacturers finished yeater.
gay mo work OF drawing up q now cot Of
regulation, governing tho factories repre-.
aented in the membership and a new scale
Of wages. Tho scals was given TO q printer
Mt once and as Don 90 Il can DO printed
will be presented to Tho workmen for their
acceptance or rejection, and they will
have thirty days In which 10 reach q dc.
%c!eion.. MeBsra, Scott and Brockunisr az.
rived home yOutordSy afternoon. They
say there was no disposition 10 The meet.
Ing to ieno,oths Union. A proposition Of
that kind was made by man who said
that on account OF bitter experiences he
had In the past he would like to do away
with the organization. but nine out OF
every ten men In the meeting emphatic.
ally dlsapproyed this suggestion and OK.
pressed Q. kindly feeling for the Union.
Il OPERATORS onJEcr.
The yiewa Of the manufacturers and the
causes OF complaint which led 10 the form.
ulatlon OF the new rules and Hcalc, have
been made clear in the INrELLldENcgg
from time to time. Briefly nut. the man.
%ufacturers alleSe that the Union hiss by
iDsidious steps practically taken into la
own hands the control otthe hctoriea and
buslnosa, and the manutacturera' main
lohject was to regain this lost control. In
addition TO this, they aim to equallzs the
"move" limit In all the factories, 80 thu.
competing factories will DO On c uniform
and cquitGbls baais. These two general
idess cover the motives OF tho manuisc.
turers' present movement. The minor
details Rre oil related 10 thess general
purposes. BtF.
The now rnlos formulated by tho Aaao.
citation are given below:
TIE NEW RULES.
On and after Jauusry 2, 1883, the FOL.
lowing rGleE, reSulstione, numbers and
wages shall gover1 lliia factory for the
yesr 1883:
!. The rigl! OF tho manufacturer to ON,
ploy or diccharge employer must be ac'
knowledgeA.
2. Employers or employees must not dis.
criminsts for or against any individual
because he or chs Is OF 10 not n member O.
any organization.
8. Each manufacturer is 10 regulate his
or thor working hours, Blu! Ia no case
shall q day'1 work exceed ton hours, npa.
ella! contracts excepted.
4. 4 Tau or boy promoted to q position
In the chop shall not be entitled to tho
wagsa OF the position until be shall have
eerved nix monthe.
5. A falling of ia the numbar made in
. move by q change OF molds, II changed
by order OF the manager, will entitls The
shop to the average wages OF q move.
6. The shop shsll not bs charged 10,
any defective ware not caused by it's own
fault; provided that worhmen lailins 10
report imperfect metal or molds shall be
responsiblo for imperfect goods msde
thereby.
7. Tha number and Kind OF apprentices
and woskmrn employed in the several de-
pariments Of 4 factory shall not be limited,
s Articles the number OF which have
not been provided for, shall be srrsnped
by tho management Bnd worEmcn.
0. Such employees so the manager may
deem competent may finish ware made on
"plugs" O: "lormers.n
10. Tbs men shall Ee paid ior making all
pressed seconds packed.
IL. In caee OF 4 Enlargement in any
factory in this Association the dissc,ee.
ment Hhsll DO sst.led In the factory where
the difficulty occurs il possible. In case
OF q failure to ogree the matter shall be
referred to tho manufacturers Executive
Committee for settlement and the msnu
%lacturera' committee msy if they deem
Necessary confer with tho workera' Tx.
ecutiyo Committee. Pending the dis.
~cussion and decision OF such differences
there ahs!l be no lockout, etrike or cessa,
ton OF work by eithsr employers or en-.
ployGs.
u. Tho summer stop shall commence
on tho last Saturday Of juno and continue
Elk consecutive weeks.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
In addition to formulating this get oil
rules and agreeing upon G nav scale, the
manufacturers appointed sn Executive
Committee, which is to consist OF nine
members, though 20 far but esyen have
been choaeu. These Cevcn ere Messrs,
J. Jones, Of Pittsburgh, Chairman; An.
drew B.ice, Of Brics Bros !; Capt. Andsr.
son, OF the Ohio GlaCs Compauy:C. w
Brockunier, of Wheeling; r. j. Beatty,
Of st%eubenvil!e; James Gillender, OF Phil.
adelphia, and L. P. Gleason, OF Brooklyn,
The committee Is vested with tho full.
ess powers. They can order all tho fac,
tosleH 10 nhut down when in case Of q
strike in one section OF for other reasont
they think tho gituat;o1 Gomends il, and
exercise other control over tho nHsirs oy
the Association when energar cies REQUIRE
prompt action. It was decided 10 pfeaont
the revived 6cale to the. Flint Glaas Work,
ern' Union, accompanied by the notice
that should the scale not. BE- approved BIZ
that organization before January 2, 1855
the factories will be- closed.
The Association completed i!s %or2sn;ss
ton by tho election OF permanent officers
az follows: President, James B, LYON
and W.. @. King, Secretary. The meotin.
adjourned shortly after IL o'clock so a,
to permit the Wheeling delegation 70 re
turn homo on tho l O'Clock train,
WHAT THE MEN SAT-,
They VIII Entertain no Proposition but as ,
!, Union. 4l.